shortwave
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Amsterdam-based nonprofit Radio Zamaneh began shortwave broadcasts during the January protests, sending a nightly Farsi news programme from 11:00 pm Tehran time.
From Barron's ● Mar. 13, 2026
Many are small Chinese tankers that make their presence and origin known to the Revolutionary Guard through loudspeakers and shortwave radio.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 11, 2026
Within days of the killing of Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei on Feb. 28, cryptic messages were broadcast globally on a new shortwave radio frequency.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 10, 2026
They communicated with her via shortwave radio, playing a waltz and a song from the opera Madame Butterfly as signals that her handlers had a message for her.
From Seattle Times ● Dec. 6, 2023
We hear of atrocities on the shortwave, then hear them exaggerated on Mobutu’s official newscasts, and it’s hard to know what’s real.
From "The Poisonwood Bible" by Barbara Kingsolver
Last week the Commission issued regulations which put a new complexion on U. S. shortwaving.
From Time Magazine Archive
